Wearable outer thigh pack and method of use

ABSTRACT

A wearable pack that is worn on an outer thigh of a wearer for carrying personal effects during an activity comprises an upper pocket member; a lower pocket member coupled to the upper pocket member; and a fastener assembly to secure the wearable pack along the outer thigh.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention related to packs worn on an outer area of awearer's thigh.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

When engaging in active pursuits, it is desirable to carry some of one'sessential personal belongings (e.g., phone, bank cards, loose change,keys, etc.). A problem that occurs is that carrying one's belongings inone's shorts or pants pocket(s) can encumber one's free bodily movementand/or be annoying if bouncing around in one's pocket(s) during theactivity. Backpacks and waist packs can be used to carry one'sbelongings, but these packs also can encumber one's free bodily movementand/or be annoying if the belongings are bouncing around in the packduring the activity.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An aspect of the invention involves a wearable pack on the outer thighfor carrying personal effects such as phone, bank cards, loose change,keys, etc., while participating in light and strenuous physicalactivities. The wearable pack is slim, compact, lightweight, and made ofwaterproof nylon, vinyl, and/or other suitable materials. The wearablepack is held up by two stitched loops on upper corners of the pack,where a waist belt is pulled through the loops and fitted around thewaistline for comfort. The waist belt is secured in the front by a clip.The wearable pack lays downward from the waist, adjacent to the hip andfemur bone, and is worn parallel to and along the outer thigh. Anelastic band attached to the side of the wearable pack wraps around theinside of the wearer's thigh and back underneath the wearable pack. Hookand/or loop fasteners are attached to an end of the elastic band forfirmly attaching the band to receiving loop and/or hook fasteners on theback-side of the wearable pack. This attachment allows the wearable packand its contents to be worn firmly to the user's outside thigh andprevents any unnecessary movement that pesters the wearer fromcompleting their exercise/activity. The wearable pack includes a zipperpocket. In an alternative embodiment, the zipper pocket is replaced witha waterproof zip lock zipper pocket. Between the two belt loops at thetop of the wearable pack is a sewn opening. This opening can be replacedwith a regular zipper or waterproof zip lock zipper. The opening opensto a pocket made of spandex or other suitable material to securely holdthe wearer's cellular phone in place when participating in physicalactivities. The wearer can choose to wear the wearable pack above orbelow the wearer's clothing, as the pack is meant to securely holdpersonal items in an easily accessible space when engaging in activepursuits.

Another aspect of the invention involves a wearable pack that is worn onan outer thigh of a wearer for carrying personal effects during anactivity comprises an upper pocket member; a lower pocket member coupledto the upper pocket member; and a fastener assembly to secure thewearable pack along the outer thigh.

One or more implementations of the aspect described immediately aboveinclude one or more of the following: the wearable pack is made of oneor more of canvas, waterproof nylon, and vinyl; the upper pocket memberis substantially flat and includes a top edge with an opening along atop edge to access the pocket; the opening is one of a zipper openingand waterproof zip lock zipper opening; the lower pocket member issubstantially flat and includes a pocket with a top portion including azipper opening along the top portion for accessing the pocket; anintermediate section joining the lower pocket member to the upper pocketmember, the intermediate section narrower in width than the lower pocketmember to the upper pocket member; the fastener assembly includes athigh strap to attach the lower pocket member to the wearer's thigh; thefastener assembly further includes a waist belt coupled to the upperpocket member to hold up the upper pocket member on the wearer's thigh;and/or a pair of belt loops that couple the waist belt to the upperpocket member.

A further aspect of the invention involves a method of using a wearablepack that is worn on an outer thigh of a wearer for carrying personaleffects during an activity, the wearable pack including an upper pocketmember; a lower pocket member coupled to the upper pocket member; and afastener assembly to secure the wearable pack along the outer thigh, themethod comprising: storing personnel effects in the upper pocket memberand the lower pocket member; laying the wearable pack downward from thewearer's waist, adjacent to the wearer's hip and femur bone, parallel toand along the outer thigh; and fastening the wearable pack to the wearerwith the fastener assembly.

One or more implementations of the aspect described immediately aboveinclude one or more of the following: the fastener assembly includes athigh strap to attach the lower pocket member to the wearer's thigh anda waist belt coupled to the upper pocket member to hold up the upperpocket member on the wearer's thigh, and fastening the wearable pack tothe wearer with the fastener assembly includes wrapping the thigh straparound an inside of the wearer's thigh and back underneath the wearablepack, and securing the waist belt around the wearer's waistline to holdup the upper pocket member on the wearer's thigh; the fastener assemblyfurther includes a pair of belt loops that couple the waist belt to theupper pocket member; the wearable pack is made of one or more of canvas,waterproof nylon, and vinyl; the upper pocket member is substantiallyflat and includes a top edge with an opening along a top edge to accessthe pocket; the opening is one of a zipper opening and waterproof ziplock zipper opening; the lower pocket member is substantially flat andincludes a pocket with a top portion including a zipper opening alongthe top portion for accessing the pocket; and/or an intermediate sectionjoining the lower pocket member to the upper pocket member, theintermediate section narrower in width than the lower pocket member tothe upper pocket member.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a wearable pack shownworn on a wearer's outer thigh area;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the wearable pack of FIG. 1 shownworn on the wearer's outer thigh area;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the wearable pack of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the wearable pack of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 5 is another front elevational view of the wearable pack of FIG. 1,but without the waist belt shown.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference to FIGS. 1-5, an embodiment of wearable pack 100 will bedescribed. The wearable pack 100 is worn on an outer thigh 105 forcarrying personal effects such as phone, bank cards, loose change, keys,etc., while participating in light and strenuous physical activities.The slim, compact, and lightweight pack can be composed of canvas,waterproof nylon, vinyl, or other suitable materials and in theembodiment shown is sized at 11″×6″×0.5″. The wearable pack 100 is slim,compact, and lightweight, and may be composed of canvas, waterproofnylon, vinyl, or other suitable materials. In the embodiment shown, thewearable pack 100 is sized at 11″×6″×0.5″. In alternative embodiments,the wearable pack 100 has different sizes and/or configurations.

The wearable pack 100 includes an upper pocket member 110, a lowerpocket member 120, and a fastener assembly 130 to secure the wearablepack 100 along the outer thigh 105.

The upper pocket member 110 is substantially flat and includes a pocket140 with an opening 150 along a top edge 160, between belt loops 170,for accessing the pocket 140. The pocket 140 extends downward from theopening 150 in the upper pocket member 110. In the embodiment shown, thepocket 140 is a 4″×7″ pocket made from spandex or other suitablematerial to securely hold, for example, the wearer's cellular phone inplace when participating in physical activities. In alternativeembodiments, the pocket 140 has a different size, configuration, and/ormaterials. In another embodiment, the opening 150 is replaced with azipper opening or waterproof zip lock zipper opening.

The lower pocket member 120 is substantially flat and includes a pocket180 with a zipper opening 190 along a top portion 200 for accessing thepocket 180. The pocket 180 extends downward from the zipper opening 190in the lower pocket member 120. In alternative embodiments, the pocket180 has a different size, configuration, and/or materials. In anotherembodiment, the zipper opening 190 is replaced with a waterproof ziplock zipper opening. The wearable pack 100 includes recesses 200 forminga narrower intermediate section 205 where the lower pocket member 120joins the upper pocket member 110.

The fastener assembly 130 will now be described. The fastener assembly130 includes an elastic thigh strap 210 attached to a side 220 thatwraps around the inside of a wearer's thigh 105 and back underneath thewearable pack 100. Hook and/or loop fasteners 220 are attached to an endof the elastic thigh strap 210 for firmly attaching the elastic thighstrap 210 to receiving loop and/or hook fasteners on the back-side ofthe wearable pack 100. This attachment allows the wearable pack 100 andits contents to be worn firmly to the user's outside thigh 105 andprevents any unnecessary movement that pesters the wearer fromcompleting their exercise/activity. The wearable pack 100 is held up bytwo 3″ belt loops 230 stitched to upper corners 240 of the upper pocketmember 110. A waist belt 250 is pulled through the belt loops 230 andfitted around the waistline for comfort. The waist belt 250 is securedin the front by a clip 260.

In use, the wearer stores one's essential personal belongings (e.g.,phone, bank cards, loose change, keys, etc.) in the pocket(s) 140, 180and the wearable pack 100 is laid downward from the waist, adjacent tothe hip and femur bone, and is worn parallel to and along the outerthigh 105. The elastic thigh strap 210 is wrapped around the inside ofthe wearer's thigh 105 and back underneath the wearable pack 100. Thehook and/or loop fasteners 220 at the end of the elastic thigh strap 210is firmly attached to the receiving loop and/or hook fasteners on theback-side of the wearable pack 100. This attachment allows the wearablepack 100 and its contents to be worn firmly to the user's outside thigh105 and prevents any unnecessary movement that interferes with thewearer from completing the activity/exercise. The waist belt 250, whichholds up the wearable pack 100 via the belt loops 230, is fitted aroundthe wearer's waistline for comfort, and secured in the front by a clip260. The user can choose to wear the wearable pack 100 above or belowclothing, as the wearable pack 100 is meant to securely hold personalitems in an easily accessible space when engaging in active pursuits.

While various embodiments of the present invention have been describedabove, it should be understood that they have been presented by way ofexample only, and not of limitation. Likewise, the various diagrams maydepict an example architectural or other configuration for thedisclosure, which is done to aid in understanding the features andfunctionality that can be included in the disclosure. The invention isnot restricted to the illustrated example architectures orconfigurations, but the desired features can be implemented using avariety of alternative architectures and configurations. Indeed, it willbe apparent to one of skill in the art how alternative functional,logical or physical partitioning and configurations can be implementedto implement the desired features of the present disclosure.

Although the disclosure is described above in terms of various exemplaryembodiments and implementations, it should be understood that thevarious features, aspects and functionality described in one or more ofthe individual embodiments are not limited in their applicability to theparticular embodiment with which they are described, but instead can beapplied, alone or in various combinations, to one or more of the otherembodiments of the disclosure, whether or not such embodiments aredescribed and whether or not such features are presented as being a partof a described embodiment. Thus, the breadth and scope of the presentdisclosure should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplaryembodiments.

Terms and phrases used in this document, and variations thereof, unlessotherwise expressly stated, should be construed as open ended as opposedto limiting. As examples of the foregoing: the term “including” shouldbe read as meaning “including, without limitation” or the like; the term“example” is used to provide exemplary instances of the item indiscussion, not an exhaustive or limiting list thereof; the terms “a” or“an” should be read as meaning “at least one,” “one or more” or thelike; and adjectives such as “conventional,” “traditional,” “normal,”“standard,” “known” and terms of similar meaning should not be construedas limiting the item described to a given time period or to an itemavailable as of a given time, but instead should be read to encompassconventional, traditional, normal, or standard technologies that may beavailable or known now or at any time in the future. Likewise, wherethis document refers to technologies that would be apparent or known toone of ordinary skill in the art, such technologies encompass thoseapparent or known to the skilled artisan now or at any time in thefuture.

The presence of broadening words and phrases such as “one or more,” “atleast,” “but not limited to” or other like phrases in some instancesshall not be read to mean that the narrower case is intended or requiredin instances where such broadening phrases may be absent.

As will become apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art afterreading this document, the illustrated embodiments and their variousalternatives can be implemented without confinement to the illustratedexamples.

1. A wearable pack that is worn on an outer thigh of a wearer forcarrying personal effects during an activity, comprising: an upperpocket member; a lower pocket member coupled to the upper pocket member;a fastener assembly to secure the wearable pack along the outer thigh.2. The wearable pack of claim 1, wherein the wearable pack is made ofone or more of canvas, waterproof nylon, and vinyl.
 3. The wearable packof claim 1, wherein the upper pocket member is substantially flat andincludes a top edge with an opening along the top edge to access thepocket.
 4. The wearable pack of claim 1, wherein the opening along thetop edge is one of a zipper opening and a waterproof zip lock zipperopening.
 5. The wearable pack of claim 1, wherein the lower pocketmember is substantially flat and includes a pocket with a top portionincluding a zipper opening along the top portion for accessing thepocket.
 6. The wearable pack of claim 1, further including anintermediate section joining the lower pocket member to the upper pocketmember, the intermediate section narrower in width than the lower pocketmember to the upper pocket member.
 7. The wearable pack of claim 1,wherein the fastener assembly includes a thigh strap to attach the lowerpocket member to the wearer's thigh.
 8. The wearable pack of claim 7,wherein the fastener assembly further includes a waist belt coupled tothe upper pocket member to hold up the upper pocket member on thewearer's thigh.
 9. The wearable pack of claim 8, further including apair of belt loops that couple the waist belt to the upper pocketmember.
 10. A method of using the wearable pack of claim 1, comprising:storing personnel effects in the upper pocket member and the lowerpocket member; laying the wearable pack downward from the wearer'swaist, adjacent to the wearer's hip and femur bone, parallel to andalong the outer thigh; fastening the wearable pack to the wearer withthe fastener assembly.
 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the fastenerassembly includes a thigh strap to attach the lower pocket member to thewearer's thigh and a waist belt coupled to the upper pocket member tohold up the upper pocket member on the wearer's thigh, and fastening thewearable pack to the wearer with the fastener assembly includes wrappingthe thigh strap around an inside of the wearer's thigh and backunderneath the wearable pack, and securing the waist belt around thewearer's waistline to hold up the upper pocket member on the wearer'sthigh.
 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the fastener assembly furtherincludes a pair of belt loops that couple the waist belt to the upperpocket member.
 13. The method of claim 10, wherein the wearable pack ismade of one or more of canvas, waterproof nylon, and vinyl.
 14. Themethod of claim 10, wherein the upper pocket member is substantiallyflat and includes a top edge with an opening along the top edge toaccess the pocket.
 15. The method of claim 10, wherein the lower pocketmember is substantially flat and includes a pocket with a top portionincluding a zipper opening along the top portion for accessing thepocket.
 16. The method of claim 10, wherein the opening along the topedge is one of a zipper opening and a waterproof zip lock zipperopening.
 17. The method of claim 10, further including an intermediatesection joining the lower pocket member to the upper pocket member, theintermediate section narrower in width than the lower pocket member tothe upper pocket member.